hey guys, im getting this for xmas and have a question about choosing what character you are...

ive played fallout 3 and new vegas, so i understand the game type and all that...

my question is: Depending on what character you start with, is the difference ONLY that certain stats are higher in different areas? or do certain characters have different abilities only able to be used by that character?

also, when i play a game like this, i like to sneak around and steal everything to sell at shops... but in all reality, would i be able to choose a non theif character and still be able to rank that perk all the way up?

1. No, races have specific abilities- khajiit can see in the dark, nords are 50% resistant to frost damage, etc.

2. Sort of. If you're running around in heavy armor smashing fools with your battle axe you aren't exactly gonna be leveling up your sneak ability. I guess you could pay a trainer, but it doesn't sound like that'd be your play-style so why? You can loot plenty of corpses as you rape and pillage.